We are pleased to announce that the Lake and the Land Tour and celebration will be going ahead as planned on Sunday September 19th. This is an opportunity to do something relatively 'normal' and to celebrate Te Waihora Lake Ellesmere. The Tour starts at 1.30pm. If you have already accepted the invitation we look forward [...]
WET will be at Ellesmere A&P Show in Leeston on Saturday Octpber 16th, 2010. Come along and see us and find out more about what we do, how you can get involved or, if you are a landowner, how we may be able to help you.
As part of a series of grants from the Sustainable Farming Fund and the Sustainable Management Fund, WET has developed a series of riparian restoration priorities for the next three years. If you live in one of the following catchments and are interested in free advice, free preparation, and free planting of appropriate native species, then we would like to hear from you. A series of workshops and material will be available to further promote opportunities between now and July 2010.
Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere State of the Lake Edited by K. Hughey and K. Taylor, published 2009. This publication, produced with assistance from the Biodiversity Advice Fund, Environment Canterbury, Department of Conservation, Fish & Game NZ, Selwyn District Council and Christchurch City Council, draws together the key findings of the Living Lake Symposium held in 2007. [...]
Waihora Ellesmere Trust facilitates the Statutory Agencies Group for Te Waihora Lake Ellesmere. The Group is made up of representatives from Environment Canterbury, Selwyn District Council, Christchurch City Council, Ngai Tahu, the Department of Conservation, the Ministry of Fisheries, Fish and Game, and Lincoln University. The Group's role is to develop and implement an integrated [...]
Notes from Colin Hill, farmer and WET Trustee This is probably one of the wettest winters I have experienced in over forty years here. The lake was high. This reduced the feeding areas for wading birds on the lake edge. However, we have sighted some interesting birds on our farm. We saw a Scaup on the ponds [...]
The Canterbury Water Management Strategy (CWMS) envisages Water Management Committees being the conduit for community discussion and development of solutions to water issues in Canterbury. The Zone Committees develop strategies, tactics and activities (Zone Implementation Programme) to give effect to the CWMS fundamental principles and targets for the Zone. These targets include ecosystem health/biodiversity (including [...]
The NZARM conference is being held in Christchurch on 21 September 2010. The conference brochure is attached below:
As part of the International Year of Biodiversity the Regional Biodiversity Coordinator, in collaboration with Environment Canterbury, launched the MyBiodiversity film competition. Details are at http://www.canterburybiodiversity.org.nz/year-of-biodiversity.html One of the winning entries features Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere. Peter and Martin Langlands have used film and visual images to reveal the world of the Matuku (Austalasin Bittern) and [...]
We are in the initial planning phase of a Lake Appreciation Field Trip to take place on Sunday 19 September 2010. Watch this space for further information or register your interest by email to education@ankiscakery.com
Lake is currently:CLOSED to the sea Latest lake level reading:0.83m msl recorded on July 17, 2023 READ MORE >>
